VFMS: Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island, for September 2024

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·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- ҉ SEPTEMBER 2024 FESTIVALS ҉ ҉ Aug 30–Sep 01 Sunshine Music Festival, Powell River ҉ Aug 30–Sep 01 Denim on the Diamond Festival, Kelowna ҉ Aug 31–Sep 02 The Saanich Fair, Saanichton ҉ September 01 The 40th Day of July 2024, Duncan ҉ September 05–08 American Banjo Camp, Port Orchard WA ҉ September 06–08 Esquimalt Rib Fest, Esquimalt ҉ September 06–08 Keremeos Bluegrass Jamboree, Keremeos ҉ September 07–08 The Salt Spring Fall Fair, Salt Spring Island ҉ September 07–20 2024 SALT New Music Festival, Victoria ҉ September 12–15 The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival ҉ September 13–15 The Rifflandia Festival, Victoria ҉ September 14 The Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival, Campbell River ҉ September 20 The 3rd Convergence Festival, Salt Spring Island ҉ September 20–22 Vancouver Island Exhibition, Nanaimo ҉ September 27–29 Vancouver Folk Song Society Retreat, Crescent Beach ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY September 01 ҉ Aug 30–Sep 01 Sunshine Music Festival, Powell River ҉ Aug 30–Sep 01 Denim on the Diamond Festival, Kelowna ҉ Aug 31–Sep 02 The Saanich Fair, Saanichton ҉ September 01 The 40th Day of July 2024, Duncan ♩ Victoria Fiddle Society \| 10 am The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Kai’s Music \| 10 am–2 pm Cedar Farmers Market at Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Cedar ♩ CanUS Traditional Jazz Matinee \| 1–3 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Luke Lampard \| 1 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ The Demographix \| 1 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Departure Bay Open Jam \| 1 pm Departure Bay Beach, 2800 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Damian Saint Plancat & Farley Mifsud \| 1–3 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ The Festive Brass \| 1:30–3:30 pm Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Afternoon Jam \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Caught in the Act \| 3 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩♩♩ Sunday Frank Huether Jazz Jam \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Don Wilke \| 3 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Sunday Blues Jam \| 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Julianne Deplissie & Eric Macdonald \| 3 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Lindsey & Leo Martel \| 3:40 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Ian Battle \| 4 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Tight Hair Disco \| 4 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ The Ranters \| 4:10 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Dogwood Bloom \| 4:45 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩♩♩ The Lunatics on the Grass \| 5–7 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩♩♩ Ghostly Hounds \| 5–8 pm Fossil Beach Farm, 750 Savoie Road, Hornby Island ♩ Hill 60 \| 5:25 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ A Labour of Love, with DJ Slow & Friends \| 6 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Jon & Roy \| 6 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩♩♩ Fawkes & Hownd \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Dennis Atkins \| 6:05 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Nautical Disaster \| 6:30 pm BYO-Boat event, Prospect Lake, Saanich ♩ Neavv \| 6:45 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ Blue Moon Marquee \| 7–9 pm St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 138 Hoy Lake Road West, Qualicum Beach ♩♩♩ Jesse Waldman & Marc L’Esperance \| 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ ☆ VFMS Feature: The Emily Triggs Trio \| 7:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Kelly Hunt Trio \| 7:30–10 pm PitchFork Social at The Jam Factory, 319 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Apex Breaks \| 7:30 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ The Avram Devon McCagherty Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Boy & Bear \| 8 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Pop Punk Night \| 8 pm–2 am The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ StreetHeart \| 8 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Funky Lowdown \| 8:45 pm Duncan City Square, 20 Kenneth Street, Duncan ♩ Sugar \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY September 02 ҉ Aug 31–Sep 02 The Saanich Fair, Saanichton ♩ The 4 Sols \| 10 am The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Grayson Lenner \| 11 am The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Brad Prevedoros \| 1 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ JamiesonRhy \| 1 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ The Bill Johnson Trio \| 1 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩♩♩ Woodland \| 1–2:45 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ The Distractions \| 3 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩♩♩ Rising Tide \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Dixie Dreamboat \| 4 pm Block Party, 1128 Empress Avenue, Victoria ♩ Bill Johnson \| 4 pm The Saanich Fair, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Saanichton ♩ Mufaro Marimba \| 4:45–7:15 pm Gorge Market at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Dana Sipos \| 5–6 pm Ship Point, Inner Harbour, Victoria ♩ Rae Vinyl \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Oliver Swain’s Big Machine \| 5 pm Block Party, 1128 Empress Avenue, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Kimberley MacGregor \| 6–7 pm Ship Point, Inner Harbour, Victoria ♩ West My Friend \| 6 pm Block Party, 1128 Empress Avenue, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Dogwood Bloom \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Lee Worden \| 7–9:30 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Skol Pub, 355 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Tahiti Rey \| 7 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩♩♩ The Germinators \| 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ The Canoe Standers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Emily Triggs Trio \| 8 pm House Concert, 8806 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY September 03 ♩ Drum & Percussion Class \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Massimo Calabrese \| 4–5:30 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Learn Ukulele \| 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Dave Harris & Friends \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Ukulelians \| 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Sweet Delirium \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Frank Allen Four \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night \| 6–9 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Andrew Greenwood Quartet \| 7–8:30 pm Tuesday Night Jazz at the James Bay United Church, 511 Michigan Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett \| 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Moodswing Chorus \| 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Kelly Hunt Trio \| TBA pm House Concert, Victoria Listening Room, Victoria ♩ Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (open stage) \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Tuesday Night Jams \| 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ Tuesday Bluegrass Open Stage \| 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Eryn Sharpe Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Miguelito Valdés Band \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY September 04 ♩ Beginner Band \| 11–11:55 am The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Skills Band \| Noon–12:55 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Circle Jam \| 1–4 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Jazz Improv \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Marianne Grittani & Rose Birney \| 2–3 pm Tea à Tempo: All Saints by-the-Sea Anglican Church, 110 Park Drive, Salt Spring Island ♩ Song Circle every Wednesday \| 3–6 pm Parksville Memorial Plaza, Memorial Avenue & Alberni Highway, Parksville ♩ Irish Trad Sessions \| 4:30 pm Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Dana Sipos \| 5–6 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ The Recovery Rock Band \| 5–7 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Wednesdays \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩♩♩ On The Rocks \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Wednesday Jams tuned to 432Hz with The Shifters \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ DJ Nova Jade \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesday Night Jam \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Bert’s Blues Banned \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Wednesday Jam \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Rocking Open Mic, hosted by Al Seaman \| 6–9 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam \| 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney ♩ Open Mic: standup comedy & musical performance \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Dogwood Bloom (Ashley Sykes & Shane Philip) \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ The Vanity Project - Django Swing \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY September 05 ҉ September 05–08 American Banjo Camp, Port Orchard WA ♩ The Eclectics \| 10:45 am–12:15 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Postsecondary Thursday Lunch Concert (Faculty) \| 12:30–1:30 pm The Robin & Winifred Wood Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ Fundamentals \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Charlie K \| 4–6 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Dance workshop with Kemi Craig & Monique Salez \| 4–5 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Joan Bessie & Dylan Matthews \| 4:30–7:30 pm Memorial Market at Memorial Park, 1230 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 5–8 pm El Faro Market, 631 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Ted Tanner \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Kimberly MacGregor \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Raven Barn Band \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–9 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Lighthouse Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ Thursday Open Jams \| 6–11 pm The Nanoose Library & Event Hall, 2489 Nanoose Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Big Open Mic \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Braden Lam with Madelyn Read \| 6:30 pm Caffè Fantastico, 965 Kings Road, Victoria ♩ The Nanaimo Songwriters Circle \| 6:30–9:45 pm Upstairs Community Room at Harewood Quality Foods, 2024 Bruce Avenue, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke ♩ Ghostly Hounds ♦ Clanna Morna ♦ Spencer Jo \| 7–10 pm The Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street, Victoria ♩ Relics \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Weekly Open Mic \| 7–11 pm Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge, 1 Burnside Road West, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave \| 7–9 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney ♩ Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria ♩ Orchestra \| 7:30–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Thursday Open Mic with Rough & Tumble \| 7:30 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Duke & Goldie ♦ Pony Gold \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Still Crazy: Songs of Paul Simon \| 7:30 pm The Old Church Theatre, 755 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay ♩ The Flying Saucers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Merkules \| 8 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ First Thursdays Open Mic \| 8 pm The Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ Alcoves ♦ Dockside ♦ Luna Land ♦ The New Owners \| 8:30 pm–12:30 am The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Pick Ups \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Open Decks featuring Hzlock \| 9 pm–1 am Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY September 06 ҉ September 05–08 American Banjo Camp, Port Orchard WA ҉ September 06–08 Esquimalt Rib Fest, Esquimalt ҉ September 06–08 Keremeos Bluegrass Jamboree, Keremeos ♩ The Day Drinkers \| 11:15 am Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Juniper Jones \| Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ The Renovation Blues Band \| Noon–1 pm Heritage Mews, 321 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Helen Davies Band \| 12:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Susie Q Duo \| 1:30–3:30 pm Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria ♩ Open Mic with Jon \| 1:30–3 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Haywires \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Distractions \| 1:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ The Lost Talkers \| 3 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Live Music Open Mic \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ Minds @ Work \| 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Five Whiskey Deep \| 4:15 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Miguelito Valdes \| 5–6 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Scanlan Brothers \| 5–7 pm Legion Branch 239, 1344 MacKinnon Road, Pender Island ♩ The Deb Rhymer Band \| 5:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Adam Sunshine ♦ Sara Rose Hebert ♦ Ian Skorscha \| 5:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Hornby Island Jazz Band \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩♩♩ Rough & Tumble \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Jesse Marshall \| 6–9 pm Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio, 294 Harewood Road, Nanaimo ♩ 1st Fridays Open Mic/Open Jam \| 6–8 pm Legion Branch 211, 7035 West Island Highway, Bowser ♩ Bill Johnson \| 6:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Victoria Fiddle Society Monthly Jam \| 7–9:30 pm Wheeley Hall, Esquimalt United Church, 500 Admirals Road, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Fridays \| 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, #101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ The Tom Lang Trio \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Relics \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Hog ♦ Jesse Heinz ♦ Highdive \| 7 pm The Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria ♩ Undertow \| 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩ Supernatural, a Santana Tribute Band \| 7 pm Enrico Winery, 3280 Telegraph Road, Cobble Hill ♩ Still Crazy: Songs of Paul Simon \| 7–9 pm Knox United Church, 345 Pym Street, Parksville ♩ Valdy \| 7:30 pm The Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo ♩ Friday Night Dance with Double Play \| 7:30 pm Rotary Hall at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Completely Creedence \| 8 pm Legion Branch 91, 761 Station Avenue, Langford ♩ The Pickups \| 8–11:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jocelyn Pettit & Olivia Barrett with Adam Dobres \| 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ Merkules \| 8 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ The David Gogo Band with Jimmy D Lane \| 8:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ KSAR \| 8:30–10:30 pm The Hallway Restaurant, 1724 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Pulse Radio \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Colombian Rumba Nights Party, with DJs \| 9 pm–2 am The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ All-Vinyl Dance Party with DJs \| 9 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ OK Charlie \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Runt ♦ Scree Running ♦ Looting ♦ ÆEnniæ ♦ Pablo Gun ♦ Tucy \| 10 pm–4 am Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY September 07 ҉ September 05–08 American Banjo Camp, Port Orchard WA ҉ September 06–08 Esquimalt Rib Fest, Esquimalt ҉ September 06–08 Keremeos Bluegrass Jamboree, Keremeos ҉ September 07–08 The Salt Spring Fall Fair, Salt Spring Island ♩ Low Winter Sun \| 10 am–Noon The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ The Clover Point Drifters \| 10 am–1 pm The Peninsula Country Market, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Central Saanich ♩♩♩ Annie & Chris \| 10–10:30 am The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Zach & Jim \| 10 am–1 pm Errington Farmers Market, 1550 Veterans Road, Errington ♩ Live Music at the Black Creek Fall Fair \| 10 am–4 pm Black Creek Community Centre, 2001 Black Creek Road, Black Creek ♩♩♩ John Reid & Cicela Mänsson \| 10:40–11:10 am The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Master Class: Beginning Musicianship with Adam Dobres \| 11 am–1 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩♩♩ Edgar Hann & Em Walker with Adam Hube \| 11:20–11:50 am The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Fabulous B-Sides \| 11:30 am Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Lelolai \| Noon–2 pm The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Salome Cullen \| Noon–12:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Lovecats \| 12:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Bill Henderson \| 12:55–1:25 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Beezwild \| 1–2:30 pm The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, Victoria ♩ Uminari Taiko \| 1:30–3:30 pm Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria ♩♩♩ The David Carl Band \| 1:35–2:05 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Demographics \| 2 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ A closed Trad Irish Session \| 2–4:30 pm The Crooked Goose Smoke House, 4136 Wilkinson Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Synergy \| 2:15–2:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Saturday Country Jam \| 2:30–5:30 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩♩♩ The Bruce Collective \| 3–3:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Groovediggers \| 3:15 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey & Ian Todd \| 4–7 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Beach Cowboy themed DJ \| 4–9 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Rough & Tumble \| 4–4:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Pipe Band \| 4:15 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Vellar Nyima \| 5–8 pm The Stage Wine Bar, 1307 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria ♩ Bobby Dazzler \| 5:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Chonka \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Philo Russ \| 6 pm The Oak Taphouse, 3287 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 6–9 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Mark Crissinger \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Dinghy Dock Pub, 8 Pirates Lane on Protection Island, Nanaimo ♩ FBI Saturday Jam \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Fanny Bay Inn, 7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay ♩ Harvey Hann \| 6:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ McKinley Wolf \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ BackBeat \| 7–9:30 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, ♩ VCD with Maya Roe and Nancy Grossert & Friends \| 7–10 pm Victoria Contra Dance at Saint Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Victoria 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ 1st Saturdays Open Mic & Jam \| 7 pm ANAF Unit 302, 9831 Fourth Street, Sidney ♩♩♩ Lonnie Glass & Big Train \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Daniel Cook & The Radiators \| 7–9:30 pm The Saturna Lighthouse Pub, Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island ♩ Sarah Leo \| 7–9 pm Minnoz Restaurant & Lounge at the Coast Bastion Hotel, 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo ♩ Paul Pigat \| 7–10 pm The Big Yellow Merville Hall, 1245 Fenwick Road, Merville ♩ Earth Sounds: Works by Jocelyn Morlock, Tobin Stokes, and David A. Jaffe \| 7:30 pm The 2024 SALT New Music Festival, The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in The MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Ring Road, Victoria ♩ Roland Barrett \| 7:30–9:30 pm Brentwood Bay Village Empourium, 7103 West Saanich Road, Brentwood Bay ♩ The Journeymen: Clapton & Santana \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ Duke & Goldie \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩♩♩ Bluegrass Dance, with The Stillhouse Junkies \| 7:30 pm The Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Nautical Disaster \| 8 pm The Odd Fellows Hall, 1315 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Funk + R&B Jam \| 8–11:45 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ The Cliffes \| 8–10 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney ♩♩♩ Tom Dodge, Daniel Klenner, Johnny Miller, Heather Read, Patrick Smith, Sarah Smith, Annette Cyr & Don Wein \| 8–10 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Mivule: Afro Reggae \| 8–10 pm The Yellowhouse Art Centre, 2517 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island ♩ David Gogo \| 8–10:30 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ Bad Medicine \| 8:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Corduroy Aspect ♦ Sylvia Platters ♦ ♦ Rashdale ♦ Teenage Art Scene \| 8:30 pm–12:30 am The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Big Shiny Dudes \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Andrew Interchill + Bassos Rancheros \| 9 pm–midnight The Mateada Lounge, 150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Niami Nights \| 10 pm–2 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY September 08 ҉ September 05–08 American Banjo Camp, Port Orchard WA ҉ September 06–08 Esquimalt Rib Fest, Esquimalt ҉ September 06–08 Keremeos Bluegrass Jamboree, Keremeos ҉ September 07–08 The Salt Spring Fall Fair, Salt Spring Island ♩ Live Music \| 10 am–2 pm Broadmead Community Day at Broadmead Village Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Drive, Victoria ♩♩♩ Alan Moberg \| 10–10:45 am The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Mark Crissinger \| 10 am–2 pm Cedar Farmers Market at Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Cedar ♩♩♩ The Selkies of Salt Spring Island \| 10:55–11:25 am The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Posh Coat \| 11:15 am Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Terry & Gordo \| 11:35 am–12:05 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Valdy \| 12:15–1 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Soul Shakers \| 12:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ The Great American Songbook Trio \| 1–3 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Departure Bay Open Jam \| 1 pm Departure Bay Beach, 2800 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Marianne Grittani & Friends \| 1:15–2 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Canadian Beauty \| 1:30–3:30 pm Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria ♩ Rock Yacht \| 1:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Heather Wright \| 2 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩♩♩ Kathy Stack with Tom Bowler & Bob Delion \| 2:15–3 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ A Sunday Celtic Session \| 2:30–5 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria ♩ St. Cecelia \| 3 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Afternoon Jam \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sunday Bert’s Blooze Banned Blues Jam \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Sunday Blues Jam \| 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Subdude \| 3:10–3:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 2nd Sundays Acoustic Jams \| 3:30–6:30 pm The Evergreen School Pavilion, 3515 Watson Avenue, Cobble Hill ♩ Guitar \| 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Rising Tide \| 4–4:45 pm The Salt Spring Fall Fair, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Doug Towle Band: The Clapton Chronicles \| 4 pm Red Arrow Brewery, 5255 Chaster Road, Duncan ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ JaimesonRhy \| 4:15 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ The Smokestacks \| 5:30 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ A Night for Norm Gordon Fundraiser \| 6 pm Darcy’s Pub Westshore, 737 Goldstream Avenue, Langford ♩ Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Pop-up Piano Concert: Jorge Eduardo ♦ Yousef Shadian \| 6–7:30 pm Cattle Point at Uplands Park, 2931 Beach Drive, Victoria ♩♩♩ Caraluna \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Paul Black Band \| 6:45 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ Still Crazy: Celebrating The Songs of Paul Simon \| 7 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ Saskia Delaronde & Nathan Tinkham \| 7 pm The Sayward Valley Folk Music Society at The Kelsey Centre, 652 H’Kusam Way, Sayward ♩ ☆ VFMS Feature: Savoir Faire \| 7:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Rock Steady \| 8 pm Esquimalt Rib Fest at Bullen Park, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria ♩ The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ DeAnne Smith \| 8 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Sugar \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ DJ Jesus Cuervo \| 9 pm–midnight The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY September 09 ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Robbie Banks & Willis Taylor \| 4:45–7:15 pm Gorge Market at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Bill Francis - Story & Song \| 5:30–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Kathy Stack \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Danielle Lebeau-Peterson \| 7–9:30 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Skol Pub, 355 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Square Dance Workshop \| 7–9 pm Church of St John the Divine, 579 Fifth Street, Courtenay ♩ Kate Perkovich \| 7 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Diverse Sounds: The Tsilumos Ensemble, Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Jane Chan, François Houle, Andrew Schloss \| 7:30 pm The 2024 SALT New Music Festival, The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in The MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Ring Road, Victoria ♩ The Scott White Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Max MacKrill \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY September 10 ♩ Drum & Percussion Class \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Learn Ukulele \| 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Jan Randall & Friends \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Ukulelians \| 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ ♩ The Ryan Oliver Soul Jazz Quartet \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria TBA \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night \| 6–9 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ White Sails Open Mic Night \| 6:30–10 pm White Sails Brewing, 1125 Comox Road, Nanaimo ♩ Tuesday Night Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ The Zack Santella Trio with Scott White & Kelby MacNayr \| 7 pm Tuesday Night Jazz at the James Bay United Church, 511 Michigan Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett \| 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Moodswing Chorus \| 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Creative Drumming Playshop \| 7–8:15 pm The Fort, 131 Methuen Street, Ladysmith ♩ Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (open stage) \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Tuesday Night Jams \| 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Maxwell/Smith/Frye Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Miguelito Valdés Band \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY September 11 ♩ Beginner Band \| 11–11:55 am The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Skills Band \| Noon–12:55 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Circle Jam \| 1–4 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Jazz Improv \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Song Circle every Wednesday \| 3–6 pm Parksville Memorial Plaza, Memorial Avenue & Alberni Highway, Parksville ♩ The One Wheel Band \| 4–6 pm Oak Bay Village Night Market, Hampshire and Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Recovery Rock Band \| 5–7 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Wednesdays \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩♩♩ On The Rocks \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Wednesday Jams tuned to 432Hz with The Shifters \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Wednesday Night Jam \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Daniel Cook & The Radiators \| 6–8 pm Oak Bay Village Night Market, Hampshire and Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Subdude \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Open Stage \| 6–10 pm Brickyard Beach, 1633 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Wednesday Jam \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Rocking Open Mic, hosted by Al Seaman \| 6–9 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Anela Kahiamoe \| 6–8 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Lola Parks \| 6:30 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesday Drop-In Dances with Double Play \| 6:30 pm Legion Branch 49, 136 Hirst Avenue East, Parksville ♩ WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam \| 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney ♩ Moody Goods ♦ Mean Bikini ♦ Maverick \| 7 pm The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Open Mic: standup comedy & musical performance \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ The Vanity Project - Django Swing \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Feature: Glenn MacDonald \| 8–8:30 pm Brickyard Beach, 1633 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Brain Box \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ OK Charlie \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY September 12 ҉ September 12–15 The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival ♩ The Eclectics \| 10:45 am–12:15 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Fundamentals \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Charlie K \| 4–6 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Aurielle Verville \| 4–5:30 pm Ship Point, Inner Harbour, Victoria ♩ The Chick Wagon Band \| 4:30–7:30 pm Memorial Market at Memorial Park, 1230 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 5–8 pm El Faro Market, 631 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Ted Tanner \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Marina Avros \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sasha Rose \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–9 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ The Kosma Busheikin Trio with Brad Turner \| 6–8:30 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Lighthouse Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ Thursday Open Jams \| 6–11 pm The Nanoose Library & Event Hall, 2489 Nanoose Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Big Open Mic \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke ♩ The Blue Plate Combo \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Alex Porat \| 7–11:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Weekly Open Mic \| 7–11 pm Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge, 1 Burnside Road West, Victoria ♩ Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria ♩ Orchestra \| 7:30–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Doc Walker \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩♩♩ Thursday Open Mic with Rough & Tumble \| 7:30 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Eric Kane \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Harry Siegel & The Tyrants of Jazz \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Faux Paws ♦ Kristina Olsen \| 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ The Hans Verhoeven Quartet \| 8–10 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Angela Verbrugge \| 9–10:30 pm The Vault Café, 499 Wallace Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Pick Ups \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY September 13 ҉ September 12–15 The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival ҉ September 13–15 The Rifflandia Festival, Victoria ♩♩♩ Ruby Bowes & Georgia Acken \| Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ The Palace Band \| Noon–1 pm Heritage Mews, 321 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Open Mic with Jon \| 1:30–3 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Haywires \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Live Music Open Mic \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ Minds @ Work \| 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave \| 4–7 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Miguelito Valdes \| 5–6 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Lee Worden & Lindsay Martell \| 5–7 pm Ravenskill Orchards, 1240 Coats Drive, Gabriola Island ♩ WE3 \| cancelled The Cranberry Arms Pub, 1604 Cedar Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Choirs YYJ \| 5:20 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ BC Fiddle Orchestra \| 5:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Club Loading & Co. \| 5:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Queer Joy Open Mic & Fundraiser \| 5:30 pm The Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Hornby Island Jazz Band \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ The Capital City Syncopators \| 6–8 pm Esquimalt Lantern Festival in Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Slayyyter \| 6 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Auntie Kate Trio \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Real Deal \| 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Poncho \| 6:15 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Wild Card Revue \| 6:30–9:30 pm Legion Branch 292, 411 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Howard Southwell, Annette Cyr & Lawrence Mayer \| 6:30–8:30 pm Port Browning Marina Pub and Café, 4605 Oak Road, Pender Island ♩ Open Mic Fridays \| 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, #101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ The Maureen Washington Quartet \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Mvlgrave \| 7 pm Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey & Ian Todd \| 7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Hot Chicken Salad ♦ The Cavernous \| 7 pm Wheelies Motorcycles, 2620 Rock Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩ Stephanie Greaves \| 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩ Chilko in the Rosemary \| 7 pm Felicita’s Campus Pub, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩ Eagle Eyes, an Eagles tribute \| 7–10:45 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ DCF Feature: Kat Eggleston & John Daily \| 7 pm Deep Cove Folk at St. John's United Church, 10990 West Saanich Road, Deep Cove ♩ The Matinee \| 7 pm The 44 Collective, 281 Village Bay Road, Mayne Island ♩ Richard Garvey & Marina Avros \| 7 pm The Shawnigan Lake Community Centre, 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake ♩ Teighan Couch \| 7–9 pm Minnoz Restaurant at the Coast Bastion Hotel, 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo ♩ BunchOFuckinGoofs ♦ Fully Crazed ♦ SmashTV \| 7 pm The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Tokyo Police Club \| 7:10 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Kelby MacNayr & Aaron Watson in the Enchanted Forest \| 7:30–9:30 pm Esquimalt Lantern Festival in Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Kaito Takeda & Rebecca Guineau in the Magical Garden \| 7:30–9:30 pm Esquimalt Lantern Festival in Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Noodles \| 7:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ School of Music Coffee House \| 7:30 pm The Pender Harbour School of Music, 12956 Madeira Park Road, Pender Island ♩ Friday Night Dance with Amigos \| 7:30 pm Rotary Hall at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ High School Open-Mic \| 7:30–10 pm Rivercity Players, 1080 Hemlock Street, Campbell River ♩ Garett T. Willie \| 7:55 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Pointed Sticks \| 8 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Mean Bikini ♦ Moody Goods ♦ Maverick \| 8 pm The Masonic Hall, 2687 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Second Fridays Open Mic \| 8–11 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Mimic (Retro Riot Band) ♦ followed by an Open Jam \| 8 pm House Concert at Oyster River Farm, Black Creek ♩ Channel Tres (DJ Set) \| 8:25 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ SkiiTour \| 8:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Matthew McKinney \| 8:30–11 pm The Mateada Lounge, 150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Born Ruffians \| 8:55 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Temps \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ BiPolar Bear \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Eagle Eyes \| 9–10:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ K+Lab ♦ Spilly Willy ♦ Synthetica \| 9:30 pm–2 am Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Rashdale \| 9:30 pm Felicita’s Campus Pub, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩ Ryan Oliver Jazz Jam \| 9:30 pm–1 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Ja Rule \| 9:40 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Jared Popma Trio \| 9:45–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Nostalgix \| 9:45 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ An R&B Party with Low & Friends \| 10 pm The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ OK Charlie \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ C&C Music Factory \| 10 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Jam \| 10 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Rezz \| 10:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sunset Sessions Finale \| 11:59 pm–4 am Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY September 14 ҉ September 12–15 The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival ҉ September 13–15 The Rifflandia Festival, Victoria ҉ September 14–15 In Sight Festival, Colwood ҉ September 14 The Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival, Campbell River ♩ TBA \| 9 am–1 pm The Peninsula Country Market, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Central Saanich ♩ Lekwungen Dancers \| 10–10:30 am Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Live Music \| 10 am–3 pm One Day 2024, at Topaz Park, Topaz Avenue, Victoria ♩ Na Mara \| 10 am–Noon The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ Regular John \| 10 am–1 pm Errington Farmers Market, 1550 Veterans Road, Errington ♩ Gary Brewer, Doug Thorsteinson & John Rewers \| 11 am–2 pm Sooke Country Market, Otter Point Road & Rhodonite Drive, Sooke ♩ The Royal Bay Jazz Band \| 11:30 am–Noon Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Fanfare Strings \| 11:30 am Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival at Robert V. Ostler Park, 945 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ The Circus Space \| Noon–1 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Abe Wells \| Noon–2 pm The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ Mexican Independence Day with DJ Bernardo De La Torre \| 12 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ The Veselka Dancers \| 1–1:30 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ The Nick Peck Trio \| 1–1:45pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Jenny Lester \| 1:30 pm Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival at Robert V. Ostler Park, 945 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Fiesta Latina \| 2–3 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ String Fever (Al Medcalf) \| 2–2:45 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Saturday Country Jam \| 2:30–5:30 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Ashkon \| 3 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Suray Sertin \| 3 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Skye Douglas Project (James McRae) \| 3–3:45 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Choirs YYJ \| 3:15 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Maverick Cinema \| 3:30 pm Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival at Robert V. Ostler Park, 945 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Hal9000 \| 3:45 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Shmani \| 3:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Black Angus \| 4–7 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Honeybear \| 4 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The David Santana Quartet \| 4–5 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Lowkita \| 4:35 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Rose Motion \| 4:40 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Black Pontiac \| 4:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ West Shore RCMP Barn Dance in Support of Cops for Cancer \| 5–10 pm The Juan de Fuca Senior Citizens Activity Centre, 1767 Island Highway, Victoria ♩ Live Music at the Autumn Lantern Festival 2024 \| 5–8:30 pm Gordon Head Recreation Centre & Lambrick Park, Saanich ♩ Tash & Kenni \| 5–7 pm Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo, 100 Gordon Street, Nanaimo ♩ Dakota Bear \| 5:25 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Star Sound: SALT Festival Orchestra \| 5:30 pm The 2024 SALT New Music Festival, UVic Finnerty Gardens, University Drive, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Elm Street Shakedown \| 5:30 pm Vancouver Island Food Truck Festival at Robert V. Ostler Park, 945 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Aysanabee \| 5:40 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Wolfy Lights \| 5:40 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ David Carl \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 6–9 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Elai Sunride \| 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Michie Mee \| 6:25 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ FBI Saturday Jam \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Fanny Bay Inn, 7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay ♩ Broken Social Scene \| 6:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Distractions \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Lazy Syrup Orchestra \| 7 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ VCD with Doug Paterson and Na Mara \| 7-10 pm Victoria Contra Dance at Saint Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Victoria ♩ The Raven Lunatics \| 7-10 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Moonshine \| 7–10 pm The Beaufort Ave Pub, 1825 Comox Avenue, Comox ♩ Acoustic Open Mic \| 7 pm Beach Fire Brewing Company, 594 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Majesties Request \| 7:30–10 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Rascalz \| 7:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Maryjane’s Last Dance \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩♩♩ The Doobie Brothers Experience \| 7:30–10 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong Trío \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Yellowhouse Art Centre, 2517 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano ♩ CFG Feature: Myc Sharratt \| 7:30 pm The Cowichan Folk Guild, 246 Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ James Vickers Band \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ The Canadian All Stars Sextet, featuring Phil Dwyer & Christine Jensen \| 7:30–10 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Sutcliffes \| 7:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ AVE \| 8 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Electric Druids ♦ AWOLz ♦ Thraddash \| 8 pm–midnight The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Nautical Disaster, a Tragically Hip tribute \| 8–10:30 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ A ‘Mexican Independence’ Party with Mariachi Sin Frontera & Latin Vibes Band \| 8pm–2 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ The Heat Wave \| 8–11 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Sophie Ellis-Bextor \| 8:05 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Skratch Bastid \| 8:40 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Pulse Radio \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Temps \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Nicky Genesis \| 9 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩ Caleb Hart \| 9–11 pm Baan Thai Wok & Bar - Oak Bay, #104-2000 Cadboro Bay Road, Victoria ♩ Oliver Tree \| 9:20 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Audio Fox & Friends \| 9:30–11:55 pm The Mateada Lounge, 150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Pointed Sticks \| 9:30–11:45 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ The Sean Duhaime Quartet \| 9:45–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Glass Petals \| 10 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Maestro Fresh Wes \| 10 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ TLC \| 10:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-		·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY September 15 ҉ September 12–15 The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival ҉ September 13–15 The Rifflandia Festival, Victoria ҉ September 14–15 In Sight Festival, Colwood ♩ The Kathy White Dancers \| 10–10:45 am Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Andy McCormack \| 10 am–2 pm Cedar Farmers Market at Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Cedar ♩ The Nikkei Cultural Dancers/Drummers \| 11 am–12:20 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Live Music \| Noon–4 pm Vic West Corn Roast, Raynor Avenue & Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Jessica Benini \| 1–4 pm The Stonehouse Restaurant & Pub, 2215 Canoe Cove Road, Sidney ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Doc Fingers (Bruce Gallagher) \| 1–1:45 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Departure Bay Open Jam \| 1 pm Departure Bay Beach, 2800 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Sunday Bluegrass Open Mic \| 2–4 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ The Attila Fias Quartet \| 2–3 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ The Unfaithful Servants ♦ The Clover Point Drifters ♦ Ella Korth \| 2 pm Bluegrass Extravaganza Matinee, The Charlie White Theatre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ The Ladies of Jazz & the Smooth Talk Band \| 2 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan * Island Storytellers Present… \| 2 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ The Treblemakers (James McRae) \| 2–2:45 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Neil Atkinson Duo with Sig ♦ Open Mic \| 2–5 pm The Millstone Winery, 2300 East Wellington Road, Nanaimo ♩ Andi Talbot \| 2 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Strauss; Shostakovich \| 2:30 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩ Sharon \| 2:45 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Afternoon Jam \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Sport Mode \| 3 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Choirs YYJ \| 3 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sunday Jazz Jam \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ South Cowichan Acoustic Jam \| 3–7 pm The Stu Armour Hall, 1438 Fisher Road, Cobble Hill ♩ The Deadly Nightshades \| 3–3:45 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Sunday Blues Jam \| 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ The Joseph’s Singers & Dancers \| 3:30–4 pm Meadow Park Green, Dunlin Street & Latoria Boulevard, Colwood ♩ Loose Bones \| 3:30 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ La Force \| 3:45 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Mr. Stee \| 4 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Guitar \| 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ One Wheel: Vespers \| 4 pm Saint Luke’s, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Victoria ♩ The Andrew Janusson Quartet \| 4–5 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Tina Mae Charlton and Jen & Travis \| 4–7 pm The Jingle Pot Pub, 2211 Jingle Pot Road, Nanaimo ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ Janky Bungag \| 4:15 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Syml \| 4:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Atyya \| 5 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Wooden Horsemen \| 5 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Jon Miller Quartet \| 5–6 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Cro-Mags \| 5:50 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Bad Snacks \| 6 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Crash Test Dummies \| 6 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ L7 \| 6:55 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Vespers, featuring Edie DaPonte & Attila Fias \| 7–8 pm The Church of the Advent, 510 Mount View Avenue, Colwood ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ The David Santana Quartet \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ No Thanks \| 7 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ The Rowan Farintosh Band \| 7–9 pm Wesley Square, 335 Wesley Street, Nanaimo ♩ Kiddma ♦ From The Earth ♦ Richard Garvey \| 7 pm Sound Heritage, 33 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ De La Soul \| 7:10 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ VFMS Feature: Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers \| 7:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Lara Wong & the Melón Jiménez Flamenco Ensemble \| 7:30–9 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Sam Roberts Band \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Avram Devon McCagherty Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Bensley \| 8 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Eddy Charlie and Victoria Orange Shirt Day \| 8 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ K-OS \| 8 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Beaches \| 8:25 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sugar \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ DJ Analog Jay \| 9 pm–midnight The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Bob Moses (Club Set) \| 9 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Memba \| 9 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ Pointed Sticks \| 9:30–11:45 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Feist \| 9:55 pm The Rifflandia Festival, Pembroke Street & Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY September 16 ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Rob Fillo \| 4:45–7:15 pm Gorge Market at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt ♩ Suzie Q & Sean Duhaime \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tyger Jackson \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Lee Worden \| 7–9:30 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Skol Pub, 355 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Square Dance Workshop \| 7–9 pm Church of St John the Divine, 579 Fifth Street, Courtenay ♩ Sounds of the Zodiac: Liam Hockley, Mark Takeshi McGregor \| 7:30 pm The 2024 SALT New Music Festival, The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in The MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Ring Road, Victoria ♩ The Canoe Standers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Danielle Lebeau Peterson \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Max MacKrill \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY September 17 ♩ Drum & Percussion Class \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Dylan Mathews & Dan Ketcheson \| 4–5:30 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Learn Ukulele \| 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Dave Harris & Friends \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Ukulelians \| 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Poncho \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Blue Note Repertory All-Stars \| 7–8:30 pm Tuesday Night Jazz at the James Bay United Church, 511 Michigan Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett \| 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Moodswing Chorus \| 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Joel Plaskett \| 7–10 pm St. Andrew’s United Church, 315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ Sharon ♦ Diamond Day ♦ ♦ Chilko in the Rosemary ♦ Sweet Delirium \| 7:30–10:30 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (open stage) \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Tuesday Night Jams \| 7:45–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Eryn Sharpe Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY September 18 ♩ Beginner Band \| 11–11:55 am The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Skills Band \| Noon–12:55 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Circle Jam \| 1–4 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Jazz Improv \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Song Circle every Wednesday \| 3–6 pm Parksville Memorial Plaza, Memorial Avenue & Alberni Highway, Parksville ♩ Irish Trad Sessions \| 4:30 pm Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Chilko in the Rosemary \| 5–6 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Wednesdays \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩♩♩ On The Rocks \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Wednesday Jams with The Shifters \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ DJ Nova Jade \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesday Night Jam \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Open Stage \| 6–10 pm Brickyard Beach, 1633 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Wednesday Jam \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Rocking Open Mic, hosted by Al Seaman \| 6–9 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Jody Bishop \| 6:30–9 pm Legion Branch 49, 136 Hirst Avenue East, Parksville ♩ WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ The Tom Vickery Trio \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam \| 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney ♩ Open Mic: standup comedy & musical performance \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Joel Plaskett \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ The Vanity Project - Django Swing \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Feature: Shannon Sargent \| 8–8:30 pm Brickyard Beach, 1633 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Nicky MacKenzie \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ OK Charlie \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY September 19 ♩ The Eclectics \| 10:45 am–12:15 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Fundamentals \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Charlie K \| 4–6 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Eden & Kaleb \| 4–5:30 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ The Ukrainian Brass Brothers ♦ Rebecca Runions \| 4:30–7:30 pm Memorial Market at Memorial Park, 1230 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 5–8 pm El Faro Market, 631 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Ted Tanner \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Angel Forest \| 6–7 pm Outdoor Stage at Ship Point, 900 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Cyd Smith & Keith Lowe \| 6–8 pm The Whit’s End-Neighborhood Bar, 6510 Phinney Avenue N, Seattle ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–9 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Lighthouse Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Mark Crissinger \| 6–8 pm Legion Branch 256, 1630 Wellington Road East, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ Thursday Open Jams \| 6–11 pm The Nanoose Library & Event Hall, 2489 Nanoose Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ Jazz Jam with the Ralph Barrat Jazz Trio \| 6–8 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Matt McCourt \| 6–8 pm The Flying Canoe West Coast Pub, 1590 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ The Big Open Mic \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke ♩ The Blues Collective \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Third Thursdays Queer Open Stage \| 7 pm The Dock, 722 Cormorant Street, Victoria ♩ Allah Las \| 7–11 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Weekly Open Mic \| 7–11 pm Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge, 1 Burnside Road West, Victoria ♩ LAL: Rosina Kazi & Nicholas Murray \| 7 pm The Vertigo Room, Student Union Building, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩ Boogie by the Bay Blues Jam \| 7–10 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ Deb Pitre ♦ Danielle Peacock ♦ Nicole Rae Johnson \| 7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria ♩ Orchestra \| 7:30–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Thursday Open Mic with Rough & Tumble \| 7:30–11 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Benjamin Taggart \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ The Flying Saucers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Cult \| 8 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ David Francey & Terra Spencer \| 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ JaimesonRhy \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Pick Ups \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY September 20 ҉ September 20 The 3rd Convergence Festival, Salt Spring Island ҉ September 20–22 Vancouver Island Exhibition, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Darrel Zell \| Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ Peter Mason’s Without a Net \| 1 pm Serious Coffee Parksville, 1209 East Island Highway, Parksville ♩♩♩ GISS Music \| 1:10–1:50 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Open Mic with Jon \| 1:30–3 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Haywires \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Barsby School of Rock \| 2 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Sophia Danai & Safiya Labelle \| 2:15–3 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Live Music Open Mic \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩♩♩ Sugarbeat \| 3:15–4 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Minds @ Work \| 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Live Music at The Food Truck & Music Festival \| 4–8 pm The Langford Station, 720 Station Avenue, Langford ♩♩♩ The Hilltop Pranksters \| 4:20–5:05 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Miguelito Valdes \| 5–6 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria ♩ Workshop for Narratives and Sound \| cancelled The 2024 SALT New Music Festival, UVic School of Music, The MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Ring Road, Victoria ♩ The Doobie Brothers Experience \| 5:10 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Woodland featuring Yael Wand & Phöenix Lazare \| 5:20–6:05 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Hornby Island Jazz Band \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩♩♩ The Dang Package \| 6:20–7:10 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Carolina Bluebirds with Rick Van Krugel & Margot Johnston \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tim Johnson, Karel Roessingh, Charlie Knowles & Dan Weeks \| 6:30 pm Port Browning Marina Pub, 4605 Oak Road, Pender Island ♩ Open Mic Fridays \| 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, #101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Bad Monkey \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Ryan Oliver Quartet \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Hounds of Cuchulain \| 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩ Diane Pancel ♦ Sunny Shams ♦ Ryan Price ♦ Terry James ♦ ♦ Nellie Quinn ♦ Jerry Cook ♦ Daniel Cook ♦ Drishti Balaiah \| 7 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩♩♩ Tower of Song \| 7–9 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ South Cowichan Music Jam \| 7–11 pm Malahat Legion 134, 1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Shawnigan Lake ♩ NFC Feature: Paul Bezooyen & Dave Kilbank \| 7 pm The Nanaimo Folk Connection at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Master of Justice \| 7 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Ecclestons \| 7–9 pm Rotary House, 211 Fern Road West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Amy Muloin ♦ Tom Holliston \| 7 pm Alley Cuts, 3270 Second Street, Cumberland ♩ The Sutcliffes Dance Party \| 7:30 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩ Hot Pants \| 7:30 pm Felicita’s Campus Pub, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Drama Queen \| 7:30–8:30 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Everyday People \| 7:30–11:55 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Tsimka & Michael Red \| 7:30 pm Gabriola Arts and Heritage Centre, 675 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Terra Spencer \| 7:30 pm First Unitarian Fellowship, 595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo ♩ Friday Night Dance with Amigos \| 7:30 pm Rotary Hall at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Geoffroy \| 8 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ The Tom Morrissey Band \| 8 pm The Lion Rampant Pub, 6777 Beaumont Avenue, Maple Bay ♩ Antler ♦ Arrow in the Quiver ♦ Blacktop Social \| 8 pm The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Mama’s Broke \| 8 pm The Errington Hall, 1390 Errington Road, Errington ♩♩♩ Small Town Artillery Collective \| 8:50–10:10 pm The 3rd Convergence Festival, 110–150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Long Gone Trio \| 9 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Big Shiny Dudes \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Bipolar Bear \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Geoffroy \| 9 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Gisto & The Grateful Living + DJ Rebel Selector \| 9:30 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Bif Naked \| 9:30 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ OK Charlie \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ DJs Low + Levi Hawk: 80s Night \| 10 pm The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Underwater Glow Party with DJ NessT, Jade Eyeland, and DJ Thamos \| 10 pm–2 am Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY September 21 ҉ September 20–22 Vancouver Island Exhibition, Nanaimo ♩ Threewheeler \| 9 am–1 pm The Peninsula Country Market, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Central Saanich ♩ Jana Seale \| 9 am–2 pm Duncan Farmers Market, Market Square & Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ Burke, Bill & Brad \| 9:30–11 am The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, Victoria ♩ TBA \| 10 am–Noon The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ Gord Phillips \| 10 am–1 pm Errington Farmers Market, 1550 Veterans Road, Errington ♩ The Joy of Life Choir \| 11:30 am International Day of Peace, Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Live Music at The Food Truck & Music Festival \| Noon–8 pm The Langford Station, 720 Station Avenue, Langford ♩ TBA \| Noon–2 pm The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ Susan Phillips \| 12:30–1:30 pm VI Regional Library Gabriola Island, #5-575 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ The Vancouver Island Chamber Choir \| 1:30 pm International Day of Peace, Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ A closed Trad Irish Session \| 2–4:30 pm The Crooked Goose Smoke House, 4136 Wilkinson Road, Victoria ♩ Edie Daponte, Joey Smith & Attila Fias \| 2 pm St. Paul’s United Church, 2410 Malaview Avenue, Sidney ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Saturday Country Jam \| 2:30–5:30 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Tony Booker & Natasha Galitzine \| 2:30–4 pm The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1701 Elgin Road, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey & Ian Todd \| 3–6 pm The Wheatsheaf Pub, 1866 Cedar Road, Nanaimo ♩ Kalyna Ukrainian Choir & Ukrainian Children’s Choir \| 3:30 pm International Day of Peace, Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Melissa Endean \| 5:20 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Live Fiddle Music: Harvest Hootenanny \| 5:30 pm Christ the King Church, 1599 Tunner Drive, Courtenay ♩ Ænniæ ♦ Bogman ♦ Bri Jemm ♦ Chappy ♦ Keegs ♦ Looting ♦ ♦ Pablo Gun ♦ Runt ♦ Scree Running ♦ Slippery D ♦ Troll \| 6 pm–2 am Vic Biz Hub, 3267 Tennyson Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 6–9 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ FBI Saturday Jam \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Fanny Bay Inn, 7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay ♩ The Midnight Shadows \| 6:30 pm Mattone Italian Kitchen, 2176 Salmon Point Road, Campbell River ♩ SFMS Feature: The Oscar Street Jazz Collective \| 7–9:30 pm The Sooke Folk Music Society at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Road, Sooke ♩ Shinndig \| 7 pm Highlands Music Coffee House, 1589 Caleb Pike Road, Victoria ♩ Thorns & Roses \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ David Vest & the Red Hot Band \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Paul Gellman Quartet & Friends \| 7–9 pm Caffè Fantastico, 965 Kings Road, Victoria ♩ Dance to the Amigos Band \| 7–10 pm The Moose Lodge 1052, 1356 Cranberry Avenue, Nanaimo ♩ Jason Scott, a Neil Diamond Tribute \| 7 pm The Beaufort Ave Pub, 1825 Comox Avenue, Comox ♩ Melissa Errico \| 7:30 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩ Pidgin ♦ Let’s F’n Go ♦ Karen & The Managers + guests! \| 7:30 pm The Hallway Restaurant, 1724 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ La Chuparosa \| cancelled Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Tower of Song \| 7:30 pm The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan ♩ Poole & Craib \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ The Distractions \| cancelled Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Lucid Karma ♦ Arrow in the Quiver ♦ Antler \| 8 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Thick as Thieves \| 8–10:30 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ TNT: an AC/DC Tribute \| cancelled The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Joel Lee \| 8 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Malloomba Boogie Band \| 8 pm–midnight CHRCO Coombs Rodeo Grounds, 2601 Alberni Highway, Coombs ♩ Celtic Chaos \| 8–11 pm Legion Branch 293, 4680 Victoria Quay, Port Alberni ♩ Sibling Harmony \| 8 pm The Match Eatery & Public House, 361 Hunt Road, Courtenay ♩ Open Mic \| 8–11 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Courtenay ♩♩♩ Tyger Jackson & Wesley Hardisty \| 8:30–11:30 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Blackjacks \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Rebels North \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩ Sunset Strip \| 9 pm–midnight The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Alli Walker \| 9:50 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Anciients ♦ Fear Birds ♦ Black Thunder \| 10 pm–2 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY September 22 ҉ September 20–22 Vancouver Island Exhibition, Nanaimo ♩ Regular John \| 10 am–2 pm Cedar Farmers Market at Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Cedar ♩ Live Music at the Haig-Brown Festival \| 11 am–3 pm The Haig-Brown Heritage House, 2250 Campbell River Road, Campbell River ♩ The Zonnis \| 12 pm Fall Fairfield Festival, 1350 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Monik’s Big Band in a Barn \| cancelled Meaden Hall, downstairs at the Legion, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Brigadoon Dance Academy \| 12 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Clown Car \| 1 pm Fall Fairfield Festival, 1350 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Cider Harvest Festival with Live Music \| 1–4 pm Merridale Cidery & Distillery, Merridale Road, Cobble Hill ♩ Departure Bay Open Jam \| 1 pm Departure Bay Beach, 2800 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Foreign Influence \| 1:10 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Oldest Man I Know \| 2 pm Fall Fairfield Festival, 1350 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Stephen Vogler \| 2 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Melissa Errico \| 2:30 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩ A Sunday Celtic Session \| 2:30–5 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria ♩ Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic \| 2:30 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Afternoon Jam \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Tyler James Johnson \| 3 pm Fall Fairfield Festival, 1350 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ 2nd Annual Newman Fund Blues Show: Sue Newman & Monik Nordine with Berts Blooze Banned \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Ranters \| 3 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Sunday Blues Jam \| 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Open Mic and Jam \| 3–7 pm The Millstone Winery, 2300 East Wellington Road, Nanaimo ♩ Bad Moon Riders \| 3 pm Vancouver Island Exhibition, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Guitar \| 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Evensong with the Shanna Dance Quartet \| 4–5 pm The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1701 Elgin Road, Victoria ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Tyler James Johnson Band \| 6–8 pm Phillips Tasting Room, 2010 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Lunatics on the Grass \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ Terra Spencer \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ SO BRR Sundays featuring Barbie Aphelion \| 7–10 pm Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic \| 7 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ ☆ VFMS Feature: Richard Grainger \| 7:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Goldie Boutilier \| 8 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Sugar \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ DJ Pauly \| 9 pm–midnight The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY September 23 ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Bill Francis - Story & Song \| 5:30–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Mitchell Green & Stuart Munro \| 7–9:30 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Skol Pub, 355 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Tahiti Rae \| 7 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ All Together Now Drop-in Choir: singing U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Ron Sexsmith \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ The Scott White Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Dustin Barden \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Brett Smith-Daniels \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Fucked Up \| 9 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY September 24 ♩ Drum & Percussion Class \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Learn Ukulele \| 4–5 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Sour Bear \| 5–8 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Ukulelians \| 5–6:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Country & Folk Open Mic Night \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ White Sails Open Mic Night \| 6:30–10 pm White Sails Brewing, 1125 Comox Road, Nanaimo ♩ Tuesday Night Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Open Mic Tuesdays hosted by Kelly Fawcett \| 7–11 pm The View Street Social, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Mass of the Fermenting Dregs \| 7–10 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ The Moodswing Chorus \| 7–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Creative Drumming Playshop \| 7–8:15 pm The Fort, 131 Methuen Street, Ladysmith ♩ Fucked Up \| 7–11 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ A Tribute to Prince \| 7:30 pm The McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria ♩ VBA Feature: Scout Mountain \| 7:30–10 pm The Victoria Bluegrass Association, 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Maxwell/Smith/Frye Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Clanna Morna \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Miguelito Valdés Band \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Halluci Nation \| 8:30 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Invitational Jazz Jam \| 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY September 25 ♩ Beginner Band \| 11–11:55 am The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Skills Band \| Noon–12:55 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Circle Jam \| 1–4 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Jazz Improv \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Jana Seale \| 3–6 pm Island Roots Market, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Song Circle every Wednesday \| 3–6 pm Parksville Memorial Plaza, Memorial Avenue & Alberni Highway, Parksville ♩ The Recovery Rock Band \| 5–7 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Wednesdays \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩♩♩ On The Rocks \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Wednesday Jams with The Shifters \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Wednesday Night Jam \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Open Mic & Feature \| 6–10 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ The Brice Tabish Duo \| 6–8 pm The Nanoose Bay Café, 3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay ♩ Wednesday Jam \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Rocking Open Mic, hosted by Al Seaman \| 6–9 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Anela Kahiamoe \| 6–8 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam \| 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney ♩ Open Mic: standup comedy & musical performance \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ A Tribute to Prince \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Vanity Project - Django Swing \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Feature: Shannon Sargent \| 8–8:30 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ St. Cecilia \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Ruby Waters \| 9 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY September 26 ♩ The Eclectics \| 10:45 am–12:15 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Postsecondary Thursday Lunch Concert \| 12:30–1:30 pm The Robin & Winifred Wood Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria ♩ Fundamentals \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Charlie K \| 4–6 pm Legion Branch 54, 6726 Eustace Road, Sooke ♩ TBA \| 4:30–7:30 pm Memorial Market at Memorial Park, 1230 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| CLOSED ☹️ El Faro Market, 631 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Ted Tanner \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Fisher Poets on Salt Spring \| 6–10 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–9 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–10 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Lighthouse Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ Thursday Open Jams \| 6–11 pm The Nanoose Library & Event Hall, 2489 Nanoose Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Big Open Mic \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–9 pm Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke ♩ The Avram McCagherty Quartet \| 7 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Weekly Open Mic \| 7–11 pm Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge, 1 Burnside Road West, Victoria ♩ Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria ♩ Orchestra \| 7:30–9 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Thursday Open Mic with Rough & Tumble \| 7:30–11 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Songwriters in the Round \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Earl on Earth \| cancelled Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Kym Gouchie & band \| 7:30 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Harry Siegel & The Tyrants of Jazz \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Open Jam \| 8 pm–midnight Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ♩ Single Mothers ♦ Spite House ♦ TBA \| 8–11:30 pm The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Brice Tabish Band \| 8 pm The Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ OKGB ♦ Computer ♦ Queens Park ♦ Dastard \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Ruby Waters \| 9 pm Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ The Pick Ups \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY September 27 ҉ September 27–29 Vancouver Folk Song Society Retreat, Crescent Beach ♩♩♩ Owen Goertz \| Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ Open Mic with Jon \| 1:30–3 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Haywires \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Live Music Open Mic \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩ Minds @ Work \| 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Miguelito Valdes \| 5–6 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria ♩ Fundraiser with Sarah Leo, Al Seaman, Marty Douglas, Peter Kleinholz & Alex Zoglauer, Lavender & Lefty \| 5–8 pm The Landlubber Pub, 2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Octoberfest, with the Doctors of Rock ’n’ Roll \| 5:30–10 pm Legion Branch 134, 1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Shawnigan Lake ♩♩♩ The Hornby Island Jazz Band \| 5:30–7:30 pm Hornby Heart Vineyard, 1885 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Live Music Barn Dance \| 6–9:30 pm The Junction Orchard & Cidery, 273 Prospect Lake Road, Victoria ♩ Jim Matei & Friends \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Open Mic and Dessert Night \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Root, 189 Beddis Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ COG Feature: Richard Grainger \| 6:30 pm The Coffeehouse on Gabriola at the Agi Hall, 465 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Open Mic Fridays \| 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, #101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Neil & the Damage Done \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ The Chuckleberries \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Celtic Concert & Community Family Dance with Pierre Schryer, Danielle Enblom & Adam Dobres \| 7 pm Mayne Island Agricultural Hall, 426 Dixon Road, Mayne Island ♩♩♩ The Kym Gouchie Band \| 7–9:30 pm The Gabriola Theatre Centre, 1475 Peterson Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Open Mic Night \| 7–9 pm Wolf Brewing Company, 940 Old Victoria Road, Nanaimo ♩ Marc Rob \| 7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Rock City Riot ♦ Chop Suey \| 7–9 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Gerry Barnum ♦ Mick Sherlock ♦ Danny Boy Phelan ♦ David Gogo \| 7 pm Knox United Church, 345 Pym Street, Parksville ♩ David Rovics In Concert: Notes From a Holocaust \| 7:30 pm The BCGEU Hall, 588 Burnside Road East, Victoria ♩ An Evening with Ferron \| 7:30–10 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩ Roland Barrett \| 7:30–9:30 pm Brentwood Bay Village Empourium, 7103 West Saanich Road, Brentwood Bay ♩ The Awakeneers \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Fireworks: A Celebration of The Tragically Hip \| 7:30–10 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Robbie Van \| 7:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ Friday Night Dance with Double Play \| 7:30 pm Rotary Hall at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Fleetwood Magic \| 7:30 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ The Forgotten Rebels ♦ AK47 ♦ Hung Up ♦ Pepper Spray \| 8–11 pm The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Haptics ♦ Dead Rights ♦ The Coordinates \| 8 pm The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ wiL&Co \| 8–10 pm Superior Farms, 7995 Superior Road, Lantzville ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Electric Groove: DJs Don Wish ♦ EELZ ♦ ♦ FunDipz ♦ Lucy Ford ♦ Michael Beggs ♦ Palehock \| 9 pm Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ♩ Canadian Beauty \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ OK Charlie \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ♩ Sunset Strip \| 10 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY September 28 ҉ September 27–29 Vancouver Folk Song Society Retreat, Crescent Beach ♩ The Boneyard Babes \| 9 am–1 pm The Peninsula Country Market, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road, Central Saanich ♩ TBA \| 10 am–Noon The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩ Reg Poncsac \| 10 am–1 pm Errington Farmers Market, 1550 Veterans Road, Errington ♩ TBA \| Noon–2 pm The Moss Street Market, 401 Moss Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Cottonwood \| Noon–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 4th Saturdays Open Nautical Song Circle \| 1:30–4 pm Upstairs at the Bent Mast, 512 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Saturday Country Jam \| 2:30–5:30 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Peter McMaster \| 3–6 pm Small Gods Brewing, 9835 Third Street, Sidney ♩♩♩ Island Chamber Winds: Octets of Yesterday & Today \| 3–5 pm All Saints by the Sea Anglican Church, 110 Park Drive, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Gary Preston Trio with Alan Medcalf \| 3–6 pm The Wheatsheaf Pub, 1866 Cedar Road, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ The Longhand Trio \| 3 pm The Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Kent Ball \| 6–8 pm The Youbou Bar & Grill, 10524 Youbou Road, Youbou ♩♩♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 6–9 pm The Gabriola Golf Club, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Lavender & Lefty \| 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ FBI Saturday Jam \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Fanny Bay Inn, 7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay ♩♩♩ Café Olé \| 6:30 pm Earth Club Factory, 3794 Denman Road, Denman Island ♩ Bryce Allan: Country Night \| 7 pm–midnight The Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Road, Sooke ♩ High Voltage \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Pablo Cardenas & The West Coast Cuban Orchestra \| 7–9:30 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ DJ Travis James’ Dance Party \| 7–10 pm Small Gods Brewing, 9835 Third Street, Sidney ♩ Tom Morrissey, Ian Todd & Jeremy Walsh \| 7 pm Legion Branch 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, Chemainus ♩♩♩ Celtic Concert & Community Family Dance with Pierre Schryer, Danielle Enblom & Adam Dobres \| 7 pm The Saturna Island Community Hall, 105 East Point Road, Saturna Island ♩ Completely Creedence \| 7–10 pm The Aggie Hall, 109 Symonds Street, Ladysmith ♩ The Mark Crissinger Band \| 7–10 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Joshua Hyslop \| TBA pm Vinyl Envy, 1717 Quadra Street Victoria ♩ Richard Grainger \| TBA pm ANAF Unit 392, 1708 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet ♩ Last Night In Vegas \| 7:30–10:30 pm Legion Branch 292, 411 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ An Evening with Ferron \| 7:30–10 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩ Fleetwood Magic \| 7:30 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩♩♩ Rough & Tumble \| 7:30–9:30 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Elinor Frey: Bach Cello Suites \| 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Yellowhouse Art Centre, 2517 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island ♩ Danny Boy Phalen \| 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ A Celebration of the Tragically Hip \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Relics \| 7:30–10 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ Majesties Request \| 8–10 pm The Mint Restaurant, 1414 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Zonnis ♦ The Coast ♦ Karen & the Managers \| 8 pm–midnight The Phoenix Bar & Grill, 3952 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Kym Gouchie \| 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ The Soul Shakers \| 8–10:30 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ The Jagsters \| 8–11 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Tailgate \| 8 pm The Rainbow Room, 3752 Fourth Avenue, Port Alberni ♩♩♩ Elisa Thorn ♦ The Music of Frank Zappa \| 8 pm The Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Spank Williams ♦ Tubbs & the Sadboys \| TBA pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Canadian Beauty: A Grateful Dead Tribute \| 8:30 pm–midnight The Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ St. Cecelia \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Strangers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–2 am The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩ The Hollywood Knights \| 9 pm The Well Pub, 3956 Victoria Avenue, Nanaimo ♩ The Raven Lunatics \| 9 pm–late The Rod & Gun Bar and Grill, 163 Alberni Highway, Parksville ♩♩♩ Skywater ♦ DJ Tor \| 9:30–11:55 pm The Mateada Lounge, 150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Wash Out \| 10 pm–3 am Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria ♩ Evil Ebenezer \| 10 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY September 29 ҉ September 27–29 Vancouver Folk Song Society Retreat, Crescent Beach ♩ Live Music at Sooke Harvest Festival \| 10 am–3 pm Sunriver Heritage and Demonstration Orchard, 2380 Phillips Road, Sooke ♩ Threewheeler \| 10 am–2 pm Cedar Farmers Market at Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Cedar ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm \| 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Departure Bay Open Jam \| 1 pm Departure Bay Beach, 2800 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Cory Weeds Quartet \| 1–3 pm The Simonholt Restaurant, 6582 Applecross Road, Nanaimo ♩ Songs for Truth and Reconciliation \| 2 pm The Victoria Conservatory of Music, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩ Fleetwood Magic \| 2 pm The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney ♩ Country Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Damian Saint Plancat \| 2 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam \| 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ David Goldberg \| 2:30–4:30 pm Serious Coffee, #101-2401G Millstream Road, Victoria ♩ Mozart; Nielsen; Korngold \| 2:30 pm The Farquhar Auditorium, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band \| 3–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Afternoon Jam \| 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sunday Jazz Jam with the Frank Allen Four \| 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Ladies of Jazz & the Smooth Talk Band \| 3 pm The Duncan Showroom, 131 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Sunday Blues Jam \| 3–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ The Patsy Klein Trio \| 3 pm The Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Guitar \| 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Larry Pond, Cathy Gislason, Cari Bukosky, Tim Ward & John Fowler \| 4–6 pm The Parksville Museum, 1245 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam \| 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩♩♩ Tom Hooper \| 5:30–8:30 pm Shipstones Waterfront Bar, 110 Purvis Lane #201, Salt Spring Island ♩ Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Barry Miller Quartet \| 6–8 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩♩♩ The Lunatics on the Grass \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Celtic Concert and Community Family Dance with Pierre Schryer, Danielle Enblom & Adam Dobres \| 7 pm The Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Road, Sooke ♩ Sunday Open Mic \| 7 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ The Cory Weeds Quartet \| 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Flamenco Tablao \| 7–9 pm The Mint Restaurant, 1414 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam \| 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ VFMS Feature: Jim & Penny Malmberg \| 7:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ The Avram Devon McCagherty Trio \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Feven Kidane & James Meger ♦ Ramani, Meger & Wilson \| 8 pm The Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Sugar \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ DJ Pauly \| 9 pm–midnight The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Peachy Sundays \| 10 pm Darcy’s Downtown Pub, 1127 Wharf Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY September 30 ♩♩♩ Liminal Spaces: Mozart; Ryan; Beethoven \| 2:30–4:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Jam in Rotary Hall \| 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Bay Billies Mondays Circle Jam \| 5:30–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Open Mic Mondays \| 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Old Time Music Jam \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Monday Variety Show Open Mic \| 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ Kelly Fawcett \| 7–9:30 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Irish Session \| 7–10 pm Spinnaker’s Brew Pub, 308 Catherine Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic-Open Jam \| 7–10 pm The Skol Pub, 355 North Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Richard Grainger \| 7:30 pm House Concert, 421 Milton Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Canoe Standers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Dustin Barden \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Brett Smith-Daniels \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-
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